In a corruption case related to the money laundering linked with Delhi Excise policy, the ED had earlier decided to name Aam Aadmi Party as a co-accused alongside Arvind Kejriwal and K Kavitha.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 in the money laundering case in which the apex court granted him interim bail from May 10 to June 1. It ordered him to surrender on June 2.
Amit Shah, amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, on Wednesday spoke about Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail by the Supreme Court, PoK, NDA seat prediction, Mamata Banerjee, Swati Maliwal assault case and other issues.
Delhi excise policy scam case: CM Arvind Kejriwal has challenged the constitutional validity of certain provisions of PMLA with respect to arrest, questioning and grant of bail in his petition.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah clarifies that Prime Minister Narendra Modi won't be replaced, refuting claims made by Arvind Kejriwal. Shah asserts that there is no confusion within the BJP regarding Modi's leadership, emphasizing that he will continue to lead the country.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, following his interim bail release, is set to convene a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on Sunday. The meeting, will focus on deliberations over the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi on May 25
The Aam Aadmi Party welcomed the Supreme Court's decision granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said truth can be troubled but not defeated.
This development serves as a rallying point for AAP's supporters and signifies a much-needed boost for the party's electoral aspirations amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country. Notably, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been granted interim bail by the top court till June 1.
Delhi excise policy scam case: BRS leader K Kavitha had cited hypertension as a reason for bail, stressing the need for medical care after her arrest by the Enforcement Directorate.
The ED's decision underscores a significant development in the ongoing investigation into alleged financial irregularities surrounding the implementation of excise policies.
SC verdict on Kejriwal: The top court granted an interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case, in a major relief to the Aam Aadmi Party amid the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections. Kejriwal can now campaign for the party in the polls.
In a fresh affidavit filed in the top court to thwart the release of Arvind Kejriwal, the ED said there were numerous examples where politicians contested elections while in judicial custody, and some even won, but were never granted interim bail for campaigning.
Kavitha is in judicial custody in both the cases lodged by the ED and the CBI. The ED arrested Kavitha (46) from her Banjara Hills residence in Hyderabad on March 15, and she was in judicial custody in the case. The CBI arrested her from judicial custody.
Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by ED in the excise policy case on March 21. He received major setback as the Delhi High Court denied any relief to the Delhi Chief Minister. Hearing is underway in the Supreme Court on his plea challenging the arrest.
Earlier, the Supreme Court questioned the Enforcement Directorate on the timing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The apex court sought a reply from the central probe agency over the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is currently lodged in the Tihar jail under judicial custody after his arrest on March 21 in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the excise policy of 2021-22.
The court dismissed Sisodia's bail pleas in corruption and money-laundering cases lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged irregularities in the formulation and execution of the excise policy of 2021-22.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been lodged in Tihar jail under judicial custody in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case since April 1. The AAP alleged the ruling BJP of conspiring to keep the AAP national convenor away from the Lok Sabha election campaign.
Responding to the ED's reply affidavit on his petition contesting his arrest in the case, Kejriwal emphasised that the mode, manner, and timing of his arrest just before the Lok Sabha elections, when the Model Code of Conduct was in force, highlights the "arbitrariness" of the agency's actions.
The Enforcement Directorate told the Supreme Court that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal led the investigating officer through his conduct "to form the satisfaction" that he is guilty of money laundering.
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